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 PUBLIC LAW 97-306—OCT. 14, 1982

96 STAT. 1439

and acquiring prosthetic and sensory aids and devices which tend to enhance the employability of disabled veterans.". DISABLED VETERANS OUTREACH PROGRAM

305. (a) Subsection (a) of section 2003A is amended— 38 USC 2003A. (1) by inserting a comma and "acting through the Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment," in paragraph (1) after "Secretary of Labor"; (2) by inserting a comma and "acting through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Emplo3mient," in paragraph (3) after "Secretary"; (3) by striking out "available to" in paragraphs (1) and (3) and inserting in lieu thereof "available for use in"; (4) by striking out "provided to" in paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof "provided for use in"; and (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(5) The distribution and use of funds provided for use in States under this section shall be subject to the continuing supervision and monitoring of the Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and shall not be governed by the provisions of any other law, or any regulations prescribed thereunder, that are inconsistent with this section.". (b) Subsection 0^X2) of such section is amended— (1) by inserting after the first sentence the following new Waiver. sentence: "The Secretary, after consulting the Administrator and the State Director for Veterans' Employment assigned to a State under section 2003 of this title, may waive the limitation Ante, p. 1437. in the preceding sentence for that State so long as the percentage of all disabled veterans' outreach program specialists that are stationed at local employment service offices in all States does not exceed 80 percent."; and (2) by striking out "section 621A" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 612A". (c) Subsection (c) of such section is amended— (1) by striking out "prime sponsors under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act" in clause (4) and inserting in lieu thereof "appropriate grantees under other Federal and federally funded employment and training programs"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new clause: "(8) Development of outreach programs in cooperation with appropriate Veterans' Administration personnel engaged in providing counseling or rehabilitation services under chapter 31 38 of this title, with educational institutions, and with employers seq.u s e 1500 et in order to ensure maximum assistance to disabled veterans who have completed or are participating in a vocational rehabilitation program under such chapter.". (d) Section 2003A is further amended— (1) by striking out subsection (d); and (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d) and adding at the end the following new sentence: "The Secretary shall monitor the appointment of disabled veterans' outreach program specialists to ensure compliance with the provisions of subsection (a)(2) of this section with respect to the employment of such specialists,". SEC.

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